Stories from Thursday, December 22, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- The DePauw University men's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Earlham College Wednesday, 90-87, at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Brian Oilar drained a game-tying three-point bucket with just 8.1 seconds in regulation to force overtime at 70-all...

After four weeks, several Putnam County girls' basketball players continue to make an impact in the West Central Conference. In particular, North Putnam's Laura Blaydes is the leading scorer in the WCC, averaging 17.4 points per game. She is also third in rebounding, averaging 8.6 boards per game, and fifth in assists, averaging 3.4 per contest...

CLAYTON --It was the Jessica Canary show Wednesday. Canary led the South Putnam High School girls' basketball team to its second straight West Central Conference win, knocking off Cascade 51-48. Canary posted a double-double, scoring 29 points and ripping down 21 boards...

CLAYTON -- The South Putnam boys' basketball team dropped to 0-2 in the West Central Conference Wednesday after losing to Cascade 59-51. The Eagles had a rough start in their second WCC game this season. The Cadets limited the Eagles' offense to only four points in the first period while posting 12 points...